Tarrant County Ionwave #F2026149 Addendum 1

Tarrant County SD-WAN and MAN Managed Services Procurement

Tarrant County is seeking a vendor to design, implement, and manage a comprehensive Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) and Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) solution for its offices and data centers. - Government Buyer: - Tarrant County Purchasing Department (Fort Worth, TX) - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs mandated, but solution must be compatible with Juniper (SRX300, SRX345, SRX380, SRX4100) and Sierra Wireless (MP70) equipment - Products/Services Requested: - Vendor-supplied network-terminating equipment (CPE) for SD-WAN and MAN connectivity - Design, implementation, and management of a full-mesh MAN and SD-WAN service - 24x7 network monitoring, management, and support - Firewall policy support, SNMP reporting, lifecycle configuration management, and customer portal access - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Solution must support flexible bandwidth (20 Mbps to 10 Gbps), automatic failover, packet loss monitoring, and 99.99% availability - Must provide seamless, end-to-end managed service with minimal protocol conversion - Direct, secure internet access for redundancy or primary service - Integration with existing Juniper and Sierra Wireless equipment is mandatory - Strict security, audit, and data residency requirements - Pre-bid conference, diversity certification, and adherence to Tarrant County's HUB policy required

Description

Tarrant County is seeking responses for the design and implementation of a cost-effective, highly available Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) and Software-Defined Network Services (SD-WAN) for Tarrant County offices and data center locations. The vendor must provide a seamless end-to-end service traversing from the customer handoff through the vendor's network while minimizing protocol conversion. The service shall provide transmission of digital signals in a dedicated high-capacity channel with all Metro-Ethernet locations connected multipoint to multipoint (full-mesh). Additionally, the SD-WAN deployment should include diverse service deployment with direct, secured internet connectivity to select locations, serving as redundant or primary network service, and will be vendor-managed with vendor-supplied equipment.

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